Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Central and Southern Asia stood at 13.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 35.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2020.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.1% | — |
| 2001 | 33.1% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 30.5% | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 25.3% | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 21.5% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 20.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 13.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 19.1% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 13.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 13.4% | 13.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 13.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2020.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release